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Real estate:
numbers with primary sources

14 figures from primary documents: the CBRE cap rate survey, Fannie Mae's underwritten DSCR floor, Prologis development stabilizations, Nareit portfolio metrics, and the Bank of Russia statistics on escrow-based construction finance.

Russian development: escrow and project finance

MetricValuePeriodSource
Housing cost norm per square metre, Russia (Minstroy)116,427 ₽/sq mH1 2026Minstroy of Russia, Order No. 777/pr of 08.12.2025 (registered with the Ministry of Justice on 30.12.2025, No. 84889)
Weighted average project-finance rate for Russian developers9.93%01.06.2026Bank of Russia, Financing of shared-equity housing construction, file as of 01.06.2026, «Total for Russia» row
Developer project-finance debt outstanding, Russia10.67T ₽01.06.2026Bank of Russia, Financing of shared-equity housing construction, file as of 01.06.2026
Escrow account balances, Russia7.47T ₽01.06.2026Bank of Russia, Financing of shared-equity housing construction, file as of 01.06.2026
Escrow coverage of project-finance debt70%01.06.2026Derived from Bank of Russia data as of 01.06.2026 (escrow balances / project-finance debt)

US income property: occupancy, yield, debt

MetricValuePeriodSource
Occupancy, all US equity REITs93.2%Q1 2026Nareit REIT Industry Tracker, Q1:2026 (published May 2026)
Implied cap rate, US equity REITs5.9%Q1 2026Nareit REIT Industry Tracker, Q1:2026
Weighted avg stabilized yield, industrial development stabilizations7.2%H1 2026Prologis, Q2 2026 results (press release / SEC filing), development stabilizations H1 2026
Minimum underwritten DSCR, agency multifamily loan (Tier 2)1.25x04.2026Fannie Mae Multifamily Selling & Servicing Guide / Form 4660: Underwritten DSCR

Cap rates by sector (CBRE survey)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cap rate, multifamily Class A stabilized (infill + suburban), span across US markets4.25–6.5%H2 2025CBRE US Cap Rate Survey H2 2025 (Feb 2026)
Cap rate, industrial Class A stabilized, span across US markets4.75–7%H2 2025CBRE US Cap Rate Survey H2 2025 (Feb 2026)
Cap rate, office downtown Class A stabilized, span across US markets5.5–14%H2 2025CBRE US Cap Rate Survey H2 2025 (Feb 2026)
Cap rate, retail neighborhood center Class A stabilized, span across US markets4.5–7.75%H2 2025CBRE US Cap Rate Survey H2 2025 (Feb 2026)
Cap rate, hotels (full-service luxury resort … limited-service), span across US markets5–11%H2 2025CBRE US Cap Rate Survey H2 2025 (Feb 2026)

How to read this

What matters about these numbers

  • CBRE cap rates are estimates by 200+ professionals across 50+ markets, not transactions. Treat them as an exit-cap anchor, not as a valuation of a specific asset.
  • The office spread (5.5–14%) is itself the finding: the sector bifurcated after 2020, and an "average office cap rate" does not exist.
  • Nareit's implied cap rate is derived from REIT share prices and historically diverges from private-market transaction cap rates by tens to hundreds of basis points — use it as an independent sanity check, not as a deal valuation.
  • Escrow coverage is a derived figure and the formula is disclosed: escrow balances divided by project-finance debt. It drives the developer's actual rate — the bank discounts the escrow-covered portion of the loan.
  • The Minstroy norm is the basis for social housing payments, not a market price; the order sets separate values per region.
  • Prologis stabilized yields come from a single best-in-class issuer: read them as the upper edge of the norm for industrial development, not as a market average.

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